The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 8, 2135
Waning Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
3:29 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2625
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 306.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 206.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 57m / -17.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.35° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.88° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.